EP2443283A1 - Paper product and process for making same - Google Patents

Paper product and process for making same

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EP2443283A1
EP2443283A1 EP10789071A EP10789071A EP2443283A1 EP 2443283 A1 EP2443283 A1 EP 2443283A1 EP 10789071 A EP10789071 A EP 10789071A EP 10789071 A EP10789071 A EP 10789071A EP 2443283 A1 EP2443283 A1 EP 2443283A1
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Nina PYKÄLÄINEN
Sami Turunen
Tarja Sinkko
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D21—PAPER-MAKING; PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE
    • D21B—FIBROUS RAW MATERIALS OR THEIR MECHANICAL TREATMENT
    • D21B1/00—Fibrous raw materials or their mechanical treatment
    • D21B1/04—Fibrous raw materials or their mechanical treatment by dividing raw materials into small particles, e.g. fibres
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D21—PAPER-MAKING; PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE
    • D21H—PULP COMPOSITIONS; PREPARATION THEREOF NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES D21C OR D21D; IMPREGNATING OR COATING OF PAPER; TREATMENT OF FINISHED PAPER NOT COVERED BY CLASS B31 OR SUBCLASS D21G; PAPER NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D21H11/00—Pulp or paper, comprising cellulose or lignocellulose fibres of natural origin only
    • D21H11/12—Pulp from non-woody plants or crops, e.g. cotton, flax, straw, bagasse
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D21—PAPER-MAKING; PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE
    • D21H—PULP COMPOSITIONS; PREPARATION THEREOF NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES D21C OR D21D; IMPREGNATING OR COATING OF PAPER; TREATMENT OF FINISHED PAPER NOT COVERED BY CLASS B31 OR SUBCLASS D21G; PAPER NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D21H15/00—Pulp or paper, comprising fibres or web-forming material characterised by features other than their chemical constitution
    • D21H15/02—Pulp or paper, comprising fibres or web-forming material characterised by features other than their chemical constitution characterised by configuration
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D21—PAPER-MAKING; PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE
    • D21H—PULP COMPOSITIONS; PREPARATION THEREOF NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES D21C OR D21D; IMPREGNATING OR COATING OF PAPER; TREATMENT OF FINISHED PAPER NOT COVERED BY CLASS B31 OR SUBCLASS D21G; PAPER NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D21H17/00—Non-fibrous material added to the pulp, characterised by its constitution; Paper-impregnating material characterised by its constitution
    • D21H17/02—Material of vegetable origin
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D21—PAPER-MAKING; PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE
    • D21H—PULP COMPOSITIONS; PREPARATION THEREOF NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES D21C OR D21D; IMPREGNATING OR COATING OF PAPER; TREATMENT OF FINISHED PAPER NOT COVERED BY CLASS B31 OR SUBCLASS D21G; PAPER NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D21H21/00—Non-fibrous material added to the pulp, characterised by its function, form or properties; Paper-impregnating or coating material, characterised by its function, form or properties
    • D21H21/14—Non-fibrous material added to the pulp, characterised by its function, form or properties; Paper-impregnating or coating material, characterised by its function, form or properties characterised by function or properties in or on the paper
    • D21H21/22—Agents rendering paper porous, absorbent or bulky
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D21—PAPER-MAKING; PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE
    • D21H—PULP COMPOSITIONS; PREPARATION THEREOF NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES D21C OR D21D; IMPREGNATING OR COATING OF PAPER; TREATMENT OF FINISHED PAPER NOT COVERED BY CLASS B31 OR SUBCLASS D21G; PAPER NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D21H21/00—Non-fibrous material added to the pulp, characterised by its function, form or properties; Paper-impregnating or coating material, characterised by its function, form or properties
    • D21H21/50—Non-fibrous material added to the pulp, characterised by its function, form or properties; Paper-impregnating or coating material, characterised by its function, form or properties characterised by form
    • D21H21/52—Additives of definite length or shape

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  • the invention relates to a paper product as defined in the preamble of claim 1 and to a process for making a paper product as defined in the preamble of claim 12, where the paper product is formed from fiber-based pulp to which a material component of plant origin is added.
  • the environmental load can be reduced, e.g. recyclability of paper can be improved.
  • An objective of the invention is to disclose a new type of a paper product and a process for making same by using a new type of a source material composition.
  • an objective of the invention is to provide a paper product with a larger printing area relative to the bulk of the paper.
  • the invention is based on a paper product which is preferably suitable to be used as printing paper and/or as a printed product.
  • the paper product is formed from fiber-based pulp to which a material component of plant origin is added.
  • the material component of plant origin is a material which is formed from small particles and which is formed from a source material of plant origin selected at least mainly from the group of bark free wood, stem parts of plants and their combinations and their derivatives, and the paper product contains 4 to 50 vol-% of the material component of plant origin substantially to increase the printing area in the pa- per product relative to the bulk of the paper product.
  • the material component of plant origin is preferably a low-density particle material.
  • the bulk density of the material component of plant origin is influenced by the particle size, moisture and source of raw stock of the material, but typically it is at a level of 0.15 to 0.25g/cm 3 .
  • the solid density of the material component of plant origin is between 0.3 and 1.8g/cm 3 and in one embodiment 0.7 to 1.5g/cm 3 .
  • a paper product is meant in this connection any fiber-based paper or fiber product, paper or the equivalent.
  • the paper product may be formed from any fiber-based pulp, such as chemical pulp, mechanical pulp, chemimechanical pulp, recycled pulp, fiber pulp and/or their mixtures or the equivalent.
  • the pa- per product may contain suitable fillers and additives, pigments and different surface treatment and coating agents.
  • the paper product may be in the form of a web or a sheet or in other form suitable for the purpose of use.
  • the paper product may be selected from the group of SC papers, newsprints, WFU, coated papers, such as LWC and WFC, and soft tissues.
  • a material component of plant origin in this connection any particle material formed from a source material of plant origin.
  • the material component of plant origin may be a pigment, filler, additive or such to be added to fiber-based pulp, and/or it may replace at least partially some of the above-mentioned .
  • the bark free wood is selected from the group of trunk parts of a tree, branches of a tree, wood pieces, dust, sawdust, chips, wet wood, waste wood, pulp, wood pulp, mechanical pulp, their derivatives, their mixtures or the equivalent, excluding the bark part of a tree.
  • the wood may originate in any wood species, e.g. a softwood or a hardwood species, or in a mixture of different wood species .
  • the mate- rial component of plant origin is formed, at least partially or mainly, from a fiber-based plant source material selected from the group of grasses, herbs, cereals or the equivalent, straw, plant pieces, culm parts of plants, their derivatives, their mixtures or such.
  • a fiber-based plant source material selected from the group of grasses, herbs, cereals or the equivalent, straw, plant pieces, culm parts of plants, their derivatives, their mixtures or such.
  • the stem parts of the plants i.e. the cornless, berryless and fruitless parts of the plants, selected from the above-mentioned source materials .
  • the material component of plant origin is formed from a mixture of source materi- als of plant origin containing different source materials of plant origin, e.g. bark free wood-based and/or plant-based source materials mainly formed from stem parts of the plants.
  • source materi- als different source materials of plant origin
  • Different materials of plant origin, waste from the forest industry, recycling materi- als, such as recycled paper and recycled fibers, and/or materials previously considered as reject products can be used as a source material of plant origin.
  • the material component of plant origin is formed from chemically un- treated source material of plant origin by mechanical processing. In one embodiment, the source material is treated chemically before mechanical processing. In one embodiment, the source material of plant origin is treated only mechanically. In one embodiment of the invention, the material component of plant origin is formed by grinding a source material of plant origin in one or more steps.
  • grinding is meant in this connection any grinding, pulverizing, crushing or breaking up of a ma- terial, e.g. by braying or rubbing, to a desired particle size.
  • the operation of grinding devices e.g. mills, is typically based on focusing pressure, cutting, abrasion, compaction and/or on an effect of a collision provided by a blast or on an equivalent oper- ating principle. Most of the grinding devices operate as a combination of many operating principles.
  • the grinding of a source material of plant origin is made by a grinding method selected from the group of grinding based on crushing, grinding based on abrasion, grinding based on cutting, grinding based on explosion, wet grinding, dry grind- ing, pressurized grinding and their combinations.
  • the grinder used is selected from the known grinding devices, such as an impact mill, jet mill, sand mill, bead mill, ball mill, vibration mill, screw mill and their combinations. The grinding can be made in one or more grinding steps by one or more grinding methods.
  • a material component of plant origin is used in the paper product to provide in the paper product lightness and reduced density as well as improved strength and rigidity without altering the optical properties, as compared with the current paper products, especially printed products, containing a mineral pigment and/or filler, while increasing the printing area relative to the bulk of the paper in the paper product according to the invention.
  • a material component of plant origin is used in the paper product to provide in the paper product lightness and reduced density, as well as substantially invariable properties, such as the strength, rigidity and optical properties, as compared with the current paper products, especially printed products, containing a mineral pigment and/or filler, while increasing the printing area relative to the bulk of the paper in the paper product according to the invention.
  • most of the particles in a material component of plant origin are particles of less than lOO ⁇ m. In one embodiment, 100 vol-% of the particles in a material component of plant origin are particles of less than lOO ⁇ m. In one embodiment of the invention, at least 95 vol-% of the particles in a material component of plant origin are particles of less than lOO ⁇ m. In one embodiment, at least 95 vol-% of the particles in a materiaj. component of plant origin are particles of less than 75 ⁇ m. In one embodiment, at least 95 vol-% of the particles in a material component of plant origin are particles of less than 50 ⁇ m. In one embodiment, at least 30 vol-% of the particles in a material component of plant origin are particles of less than lO ⁇ m.
  • At least 50 vol-% of the particles in a material component of plant origin are particles of less than lO ⁇ m. In one embodiment, at least 60 vol-% of the particles in a material component of plant origin are particles of less than lO ⁇ m.
  • the particle size d50 (vol-%) of a material component of plant origin is between 5 and 20 ⁇ m. In one embodiment, the average particle size of the particles in a material component of plant origin is between 5 and lO ⁇ m. In one embodiment, the average particle size of the particles in a material component of plant origin is between 10 and 15 ⁇ m. In one embodiment, the d50 (vol-%) of a hardwood-based material component is between 5 and lO ⁇ m as measured by a measuring device based on laser diffraction. In one embodiment, the d50 (vol-%) of a softwood- based material component is between 7 and 14 ⁇ m as measured by a measuring device based on laser diffraction. In one embodiment, the d50 (population %) of a hard- wood-based material component is between 0.9 and l ⁇ m.
  • the paper product contains 4 to 40 vol-% of a material component of plant origin. In one embodiment, the paper product contains more than 5 vol-% of a material component of plant origin. In one embodiment, the paper product contains less than 30 vol-% of a material component of plant origin. In one embodiment, the paper product contains 5 to 25 vol-% of a material component of plant origin. In one embodiment, the paper product contains 5 to 22 vol-% of a material component of plant origin. In addition, the invention is based on a process for manufacturing a paper product, where the paper product is formed from fiber-based pulp and a material component of plant origin is added to the fiber-based pulp.
  • a material which is formed from small particles and which is formed from a source material of plant origin selected at least mainly from the group of bark free wood, stem parts of plants and their combinations and their derivatives is used as the material component of plant origin, and 4 to 50 vol-% of the material component of plant origin is provided in the paper product substantially to increase the printing area in the paper product relative to the bulk of the paper.
  • the material component of plant origin can be used in papermaking and in the paper product as a pigment, filler, surface treatment agent and/or coating agent of the paper and/or as a part of them.
  • the mineral-based pigment and/or filler in the paper product e.g. printing paper
  • the paper product according to the invention contains not more than 5 w-%, preferably less than 3 w-%, more preferably less than 1 w-%, of a mineral-based material component .
  • the paper product according to the invention is suitable to be used as printing paper and/or a printed product, e.g. in gravure printing, offset printing and inkjet printing methods or in any other suitable printing method.
  • a paper product having a lower grammage than in the previously known paper and printed products is provided.
  • a paper product which has an increased printing area relative to the bulk of the paper is provided.
  • Cost savings are achieved by the paper product according to the inven- tion, e.g. in transportation costs, thanks to a lower grammage.
  • the transportation costs of the material component of plant origin according to the invention are also lower than transportation costs of the conventional filler and pigment materials.
  • an advantage of the paper product according to the invention is its friendliness to the environment and better recyclability .
  • the paper product according to the invention has a better fuel value than before, and the amount of ash produced in burning is substantially smaller due to small amount of mineral-based components.
  • the paper product according to the invention has a better carbon footprint as compared with the previously known products.
  • Fig. 1 presents the cumulative particle size distribution of one material compo- nent of plant origin according to the invention representing the population relative to particle size.
  • Fig. 2 presents the form factor graph of one material component of plant origin according to the invention representing the aspect ratio of the particles relative to particle size.
  • SC paper of approximately 60gsm from fiber-based pulp with the particle material of plant origin according to the in- vention added thereto was examined on a laboratory scale.
  • the particle material of plant origin was formed from bark free hardwood dust by grinding in two steps so that the particle size distribution of the particle material was obtained as: d80 of less than lO ⁇ m.
  • the d50 (vol-%) of the hardwood-based particle material was 5.7 ⁇ m as measured by a measuring device based on laser diffraction.
  • the d50 (population %) of the hardwood-based particle material was 0.96 ⁇ m as scanned by a SEM and analyzed by image processing software.
  • the cumulative particle size distribution i.e. the population % relative to particle size, is presented in Fig. 1.
  • the specific perimeter of the hardwood-based particle material (the perimeter over area) was 1.74 1/ ⁇ m.
  • the paper of 60gsm according to the invention contained approximately 16.6 w-% of the hardwood-based particle material.
  • Fig. 2 presents the form factor graph for the particle material of plant origin representing the aspect ratio of the particles relative to particle size.
  • the obtained average aspect ratio of the particle form was 2.18 and the average roundness was 1.93.
  • the particle in a particle material of plant origin has a small form factor.
  • SC paper of approximately 53gsm from fiber-based pulp with the particle material of plant origin according to the invention added thereto was examined by pilot tests.
  • Conventional SC paper of- approximately 53gsm in which PCC was used as a filler was used as reference paper.
  • the paper according to the invention to be examined and the reference paper contained the added filler in the same volumetric ratio of approximately 12 vol-%.
  • the particle material of plant origin was formed from bark free softwood dust by grinding with a mill on a production scale.
  • the particle size distribution of the bark free softwood-based particle material is presented in Table 4.
  • test run was performed by a paper machine pilot and the paper samples were calendered. The results were interpolated so as to obtain the same gloss levels for the reference paper and the paper according to the invention to be examined.
  • the paper product and the process for making same according to the invention are suitable as different embodiments for use in the manufacture of most different end products.
  • the invention can be applied for use in the manufacture of different paper products in which it is desirable to utilize a particle material of plant origin as one raw material, e.g. partially or completely to replace pigments and/or fillers of mineral origin, and in which it is desirable to improve the bulk of the paper product.

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Abstract

The invention relates to a paper product formed from fiber-based pulp to which a material component of plant origin is added. According to the invention, the material component of plant origin is a material which is formed from small particles and which is formed from a source material of plant origin selected at least mainly from the group of bark free wood, stem parts of plants and their combinations and their derivatives, and the paper product contains 4 to 50 vol-% of the material component of plat origin, substantially to increase the printing area in the paper product relative to the bulk of the paper. In addition, the invention relates to a process for manufacturing a paper product.

Description

PAPER PRODUCT AND PROCESS FOR MAKING SAME
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a paper product as defined in the preamble of claim 1 and to a process for making a paper product as defined in the preamble of claim 12, where the paper product is formed from fiber-based pulp to which a material component of plant origin is added.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Known from the prior art are different paper products and processes for manufacturing them from fiber-based pulp. The addition of different filler, pig- ment and additional components to fiber-based pulp is known. Typically, different mineral-based pigments and fillers are used. Known from the prior art is also the addition of pigments and fillers of organic origin to pulp to manufacture paper. Known from the prior art is the formation of organic pigments from oil-based raw stock and starch-based materials as well as from pure cellulose by chemical treatment steps.
When the mineral fillers and coating pigments are replaced by materials of organic origin either partially or completely, the environmental load can be reduced, e.g. recyclability of paper can be improved.
Known from publication US 5227024 is the use of a vegetable filler in connection with the manufacture of a sheet material. At least 80 w-% of the par- tides in the vegetable filler are particles having a size of more than lOμm.
OBJECTIVE OF THE INVENTION An objective of the invention is to disclose a new type of a paper product and a process for making same by using a new type of a source material composition. In addition, an objective of the invention is to provide a paper product with a larger printing area relative to the bulk of the paper.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The paper product and the process according to the invention are characterized by what has been presented in the claims.
The invention is based on a paper product which is preferably suitable to be used as printing paper and/or as a printed product. The paper product is formed from fiber-based pulp to which a material component of plant origin is added. According to the invention, the material component of plant origin is a material which is formed from small particles and which is formed from a source material of plant origin selected at least mainly from the group of bark free wood, stem parts of plants and their combinations and their derivatives, and the paper product contains 4 to 50 vol-% of the material component of plant origin substantially to increase the printing area in the pa- per product relative to the bulk of the paper product.
The material component of plant origin is preferably a low-density particle material. The bulk density of the material component of plant origin is influenced by the particle size, moisture and source of raw stock of the material, but typically it is at a level of 0.15 to 0.25g/cm3. In one embodiment, the solid density of the material component of plant origin is between 0.3 and 1.8g/cm3 and in one embodiment 0.7 to 1.5g/cm3. By a paper product is meant in this connection any fiber-based paper or fiber product, paper or the equivalent. The paper product may be formed from any fiber-based pulp, such as chemical pulp, mechanical pulp, chemimechanical pulp, recycled pulp, fiber pulp and/or their mixtures or the equivalent. The pa- per product may contain suitable fillers and additives, pigments and different surface treatment and coating agents. The paper product may be in the form of a web or a sheet or in other form suitable for the purpose of use. In one embodiment, the paper product may be selected from the group of SC papers, newsprints, WFU, coated papers, such as LWC and WFC, and soft tissues.
By a material component of plant origin is meant in this connection any particle material formed from a source material of plant origin. The material component of plant origin may be a pigment, filler, additive or such to be added to fiber-based pulp, and/or it may replace at least partially some of the above-mentioned . In one embodiment of the invention, the bark free wood is selected from the group of trunk parts of a tree, branches of a tree, wood pieces, dust, sawdust, chips, wet wood, waste wood, pulp, wood pulp, mechanical pulp, their derivatives, their mixtures or the equivalent, excluding the bark part of a tree. The wood may originate in any wood species, e.g. a softwood or a hardwood species, or in a mixture of different wood species .
In one embodiment of the invention, the mate- rial component of plant origin is formed, at least partially or mainly, from a fiber-based plant source material selected from the group of grasses, herbs, cereals or the equivalent, straw, plant pieces, culm parts of plants, their derivatives, their mixtures or such. Preferably used are the stem parts of the plants, i.e. the cornless, berryless and fruitless parts of the plants, selected from the above-mentioned source materials .
In one embodiment, the material component of plant origin is formed from a mixture of source materi- als of plant origin containing different source materials of plant origin, e.g. bark free wood-based and/or plant-based source materials mainly formed from stem parts of the plants. Different materials of plant origin, waste from the forest industry, recycling materi- als, such as recycled paper and recycled fibers, and/or materials previously considered as reject products can be used as a source material of plant origin.
In one preferred embodiment, the material component of plant origin is formed from chemically un- treated source material of plant origin by mechanical processing. In one embodiment, the source material is treated chemically before mechanical processing. In one embodiment, the source material of plant origin is treated only mechanically. In one embodiment of the invention, the material component of plant origin is formed by grinding a source material of plant origin in one or more steps.
By grinding is meant in this connection any grinding, pulverizing, crushing or breaking up of a ma- terial, e.g. by braying or rubbing, to a desired particle size. The operation of grinding devices, e.g. mills, is typically based on focusing pressure, cutting, abrasion, compaction and/or on an effect of a collision provided by a blast or on an equivalent oper- ating principle. Most of the grinding devices operate as a combination of many operating principles.
In one embodiment, the grinding of a source material of plant origin is made by a grinding method selected from the group of grinding based on crushing, grinding based on abrasion, grinding based on cutting, grinding based on explosion, wet grinding, dry grind- ing, pressurized grinding and their combinations. In one embodiment, the grinder used is selected from the known grinding devices, such as an impact mill, jet mill, sand mill, bead mill, ball mill, vibration mill, screw mill and their combinations. The grinding can be made in one or more grinding steps by one or more grinding methods.
In one embodiment, a material component of plant origin is used in the paper product to provide in the paper product lightness and reduced density as well as improved strength and rigidity without altering the optical properties, as compared with the current paper products, especially printed products, containing a mineral pigment and/or filler, while increasing the printing area relative to the bulk of the paper in the paper product according to the invention.
In one embodiment, a material component of plant origin is used in the paper product to provide in the paper product lightness and reduced density, as well as substantially invariable properties, such as the strength, rigidity and optical properties, as compared with the current paper products, especially printed products, containing a mineral pigment and/or filler, while increasing the printing area relative to the bulk of the paper in the paper product according to the invention.
In one embodiment, most of the particles in a material component of plant origin are particles of less than lOOμm. In one embodiment, 100 vol-% of the particles in a material component of plant origin are particles of less than lOOμm. In one embodiment of the invention, at least 95 vol-% of the particles in a material component of plant origin are particles of less than lOOμm. In one embodiment, at least 95 vol-% of the particles in a materiaj. component of plant origin are particles of less than 75μm. In one embodiment, at least 95 vol-% of the particles in a material component of plant origin are particles of less than 50μm. In one embodiment, at least 30 vol-% of the particles in a material component of plant origin are particles of less than lOμm. In one embodiment, at least 50 vol-% of the particles in a material component of plant origin are particles of less than lOμm. In one embodiment, at least 60 vol-% of the particles in a material component of plant origin are particles of less than lOμm.
In one embodiment of the invention, the particle size d50 (vol-%) of a material component of plant origin is between 5 and 20μm. In one embodiment, the average particle size of the particles in a material component of plant origin is between 5 and lOμm. In one embodiment, the average particle size of the particles in a material component of plant origin is between 10 and 15μm. In one embodiment, the d50 (vol-%) of a hardwood-based material component is between 5 and lOμm as measured by a measuring device based on laser diffraction. In one embodiment, the d50 (vol-%) of a softwood- based material component is between 7 and 14μm as measured by a measuring device based on laser diffraction. In one embodiment, the d50 (population %) of a hard- wood-based material component is between 0.9 and lμm.
In one embodiment of the invention, the paper product contains 4 to 40 vol-% of a material component of plant origin. In one embodiment, the paper product contains more than 5 vol-% of a material component of plant origin. In one embodiment, the paper product contains less than 30 vol-% of a material component of plant origin. In one embodiment, the paper product contains 5 to 25 vol-% of a material component of plant origin. In one embodiment, the paper product contains 5 to 22 vol-% of a material component of plant origin. In addition, the invention is based on a process for manufacturing a paper product, where the paper product is formed from fiber-based pulp and a material component of plant origin is added to the fiber-based pulp. According to the invention, a material which is formed from small particles and which is formed from a source material of plant origin selected at least mainly from the group of bark free wood, stem parts of plants and their combinations and their derivatives is used as the material component of plant origin, and 4 to 50 vol-% of the material component of plant origin is provided in the paper product substantially to increase the printing area in the paper product relative to the bulk of the paper. The material component of plant origin can be used in papermaking and in the paper product as a pigment, filler, surface treatment agent and/or coating agent of the paper and/or as a part of them.
In one embodiment, the mineral-based pigment and/or filler in the paper product, e.g. printing paper, is replaced at least partially or completely by a material component of plant origin. In one embodiment, the paper product according to the invention contains not more than 5 w-%, preferably less than 3 w-%, more preferably less than 1 w-%, of a mineral-based material component .
In one preferred embodiment, the paper product according to the invention is suitable to be used as printing paper and/or a printed product, e.g. in gravure printing, offset printing and inkjet printing methods or in any other suitable printing method.
By the invention, considerable advantages are achieved as compared with the known paper products.
By the process according to the invention, a paper product having a lower grammage than in the previously known paper and printed products is provided. In addition, thanks to the invention, a paper product which has an increased printing area relative to the bulk of the paper is provided. Cost savings are achieved by the paper product according to the inven- tion, e.g. in transportation costs, thanks to a lower grammage. The transportation costs of the material component of plant origin according to the invention are also lower than transportation costs of the conventional filler and pigment materials. Additionally, an advantage of the paper product according to the invention is its friendliness to the environment and better recyclability . The paper product according to the invention has a better fuel value than before, and the amount of ash produced in burning is substantially smaller due to small amount of mineral-based components. Thus, the paper product according to the invention has a better carbon footprint as compared with the previously known products.
By the invention, an industrially applicable simple and inexpensive manner of manufacturing a paper product is achieved. The process according to the invention can be easily and simply carried out as a production process.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The invention will be described in more detail by the following examples with reference to the accompanying Fig. 1 and 2. Fig. 1 presents the cumulative particle size distribution of one material compo- nent of plant origin according to the invention representing the population relative to particle size. Fig. 2 presents the form factor graph of one material component of plant origin according to the invention representing the aspect ratio of the particles relative to particle size. Example 1
In this example, the manufacture of SC paper of approximately 60gsm from fiber-based pulp with the particle material of plant origin according to the in- vention added thereto was examined on a laboratory scale. Conventional SC paper of approximately 60gsm in which PCC (approximately 30 w-%) was used as a filler was used as reference paper. The paper according to the invention to be examined and the reference paper contained the added filler in the same volumetric ratio of approximately 11 vol-%.
The particle material of plant origin was formed from bark free hardwood dust by grinding in two steps so that the particle size distribution of the particle material was obtained as: d80 of less than lOμm. The d50 (vol-%) of the hardwood-based particle material was 5.7μm as measured by a measuring device based on laser diffraction. The d50 (population %) of the hardwood-based particle material was 0.96μm as scanned by a SEM and analyzed by image processing software. The cumulative particle size distribution, i.e. the population % relative to particle size, is presented in Fig. 1.
The particle size distribution of the hard- wood-based particle material was as follows: dlO (vol-%) = 2.3μm d30 (vol-%) = 4.0μm d50 (vol-%) = 5.7μm d60 (vol-%) = 6.8μm d70 (vol-%) = 8.1μm d80(vol-%) = lO.lμm d90 (vol-%) = 13.9μm
The specific perimeter of the hardwood-based particle material (the perimeter over area) was 1.74 1/μm. The paper of 60gsm according to the invention contained approximately 16.6 w-% of the hardwood-based particle material.
Different properties were determined from the obtained paper and from the reference paper. The results are presented in Table 1.
Table 1
On the basis of the tests, it could be observed that, by the process according to the invention, a paper product of a very good quality which had improved bond strength properties, tensile strength and tear resistance properties was provided. In addition, the opacity, scattering of light and other properties were not altered substantially relative to the reference paper. The obtained paper according to the invention had lower density.
In addition, it was discovered in the tests according to Example 1 that in using softwood dust as a source material for a particle material of plant origin, similar results were achieved as in using hardwood dust.
Example 2
In this example, the size and form factors of the particles in a particle material of plant origin formed from a hardwood-based source material were examined. The form factors of 2072 particles were analyzed in the test. The particles were scanned by a SEM and analyzed by image processing software. The results are presented in Tables 2 and 3 (the arithmetic particle size distribution) and in Fig. 2. Fig. 2 presents the form factor graph for the particle material of plant origin representing the aspect ratio of the particles relative to particle size.
Table 2
Table 3
Particle size distribution d20 0.56 d30 0.66 d50 0.96 d70 1.70
Steepness of distribution d20/d50 59 d30/d70 39
In the tests, the obtained average aspect ratio of the particle form was 2.18 and the average roundness was 1.93.
In the tests, it was observed that preferably the particle in a particle material of plant origin has a small form factor.
Example 3
In this example, the manufacture of SC paper of approximately 53gsm from fiber-based pulp with the particle material of plant origin according to the invention added thereto was examined by pilot tests. Conventional SC paper of- approximately 53gsm in which PCC was used as a filler was used as reference paper. The paper according to the invention to be examined and the reference paper contained the added filler in the same volumetric ratio of approximately 12 vol-%.
The particle material of plant origin was formed from bark free softwood dust by grinding with a mill on a production scale. The particle size distribution of the bark free softwood-based particle material is presented in Table 4.
Table 4
The test run was performed by a paper machine pilot and the paper samples were calendered. The results were interpolated so as to obtain the same gloss levels for the reference paper and the paper according to the invention to be examined.
Different properties were determined from the paper according to the invention and from the reference paper. The results are presented in Table 5.
Table 5
On the basis of the tests, it could be observed that, by the process according to the invention, a paper product of a very good quality which had improved bond strength properties and tensile strength properties was provided. The obtained paper according to the invention had improved bulk properties. In the pilot tests, similar results were obtained as in the earlier tests on a laboratory scale.
On the basis of all tests, it was observed that a paper product of a good quality could be formed from fiber pulp and a particle material of plant origin. An easily industrially applicable manner of manufacturing a new environmentally friendly paper product was discovered.
The paper product and the process for making same according to the invention are suitable as different embodiments for use in the manufacture of most different end products. The invention can be applied for use in the manufacture of different paper products in which it is desirable to utilize a particle material of plant origin as one raw material, e.g. partially or completely to replace pigments and/or fillers of mineral origin, and in which it is desirable to improve the bulk of the paper product.
The invention is not limited merely to the example referred to above; instead, many variations are possible within the scope of the inventive idea defined by the claims.

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1. A paper product which is formed from fiber-based pulp to which a material component of plant origin is added, c h a r a c t e r i z e d in that the material component of plant origin is a material which is formed from small particles and which is formed from a source material of plant origin selected at least mainly from the group of bark free wood, stem parts of plants and their combinations and their derivatives, and the paper product contains 4 to 50 vol- % of the material component of plat origin substantially to increase the printing area in the paper product relative to the bulk of the paper.
2. The paper product according to claim 1, c h a r a c t e r i z e d in that at least 95 vol-% of the particles in a material component of plant origin are particles of less than lOOμm.
3. The paper product according to claim 1 or 2, c h a r a c t e r i z e d in that the particle size d50 (vol-%) in a material component of plant origin is between 5 and 20μm.
4. The paper product according to any one of claims 1 to 3, c h a r a c t e r i z e d in that at least 30 vol-% of the particles in a material component of plant origin are particles of less than lOμm.
5. The paper product according to any one of claims 1 to 4, c h a r a c t e r i z e d in that the bark free wood is selected from the group of trunk parts of a tree, branches of a tree, wood pieces, dust, sawdust, chips, wet wood, waste wood, pulp, wood pulp, mechanical pulp and their combinations.
6. The paper product according to any one of claims 1 to 5, c h a r a c t e r i z e d in that the ma- terial component of plant origin is formed from a source material selected from the group of grasses, herbs, cereals, straw, plant pieces, culm parts of plants and their combinations.
7. The paper product according to any one of claims 1 to 6, c h a r a c t e r i z e d in that the ma- terial component of plant origin is formed from a source material of plant origin by mechanical processing.
8. The paper product according to any one of claims 1 to 7, c h a r a c t e r i z e d in that the ma- terial component of plant origin is formed by grinding.
9. The paper product according to any one of claims 1 to 8, c h a r a c t e r i z e d in that the paper product contains 4 to 40 vol-% of a material com- ponent of plant origin.
10. The paper product according to any one of claims 1 to 9, c h a r a c t e r i z e d in that the paper product contains more than 5 vol-% of a material component of plant origin.
11. The paper product according to any one of claims 1 to 10, c h a r a c t e r i z e d in that the paper product contains 5 to 25 vol-% of a material component of plant origin.
12. A process for manufacturing a paper prod- uct, where the paper product is formed from fiber-based pulp and a material component of plant origin is added to the fiber-based pulp, c h a r a c t e r i z e d in that a material which is formed from small particles and which is formed from a source material of plant origin selected at least mainly from the group of bark free wood, stem parts of plants and their combinations and their derivatives is used as the material component of plant origin, and 4 to 50 vol-% of the material component of plant origin is provided in the paper product substantially to increase the printing area in the paper product relative to the bulk of the paper.
13. The process according to claim 12, c h a r a c t e r i z e d in that the bark free wood is selected from the group of trunk parts of a tree, branches of a tree, wood pieces, dust, sawdust, chips, wet wood, waste wood, pulp, wood pulp, mechanical pulp and their combinations.
14. The process according to claim 12 or 13, c h a r a c t e r i z e d in that the material component of plant origin is formed from a source material se- lected from the group of grasses, herbs, cereals, straw, plant pieces, culm parts of plants and their combinations .
15. The process according to any one of claims 12 to 14, c h a r a c t e r i z e d in that the material component of plant origin is formed by grinding.
16. The process according to any one of claims 12 to 15, c h a r a c t e r i z e d in that the material component of plant origin is formed from small particles so that at least 95 vol-% of the particles are particles of less than lOOμm.
17. The process according to any one of claims 12 to 16, c h a r a c t e r i z e d in that the material component of plant origin is formed from small particles so that the particle size d50 (vol-%) in the mate- rial component of plant origin is between 5 and 20μm.
18. The process according to any one of claims 12 to 17, c h a r a c t e r i z e d in that 4 to 40 vol-% of a material component of plant origin is added to fiber-based pulp.
19. The process according to any one of claims
12 to 18, c h a r a c t e r i z e d in that 5 to 25 vol-% of a material component of plant origin is added to fiber-based pulp.
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